User-Centered Design (UCD) Contracts with Work from Home Options

User-Centered Design (UCD)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for User-Centered Design (UCD) skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 300 199
Rank change year-on-year +61 -101 +37
Contract jobs citing User-Centered Design (UCD) 102 171 591
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.68% 0.68% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.76% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 138 416
10th Percentile £375 £413 £400
25th Percentile £448 £460 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £550 £502
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% +9.62% +11.50%
75th Percentile £550 £612 £573
90th Percentile £600 £680 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £513
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% +9.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £29.00
25th Percentile - - £35.00
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
75th Percentile - - £55.00
90th Percentile - - £61.00
UK median hourly rate £41.68 £47.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -12.26% +106.52% -38.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

User-Centered Design (UCD) is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

User-Centered Design (UCD) trend for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

User-Centered Design (UCD) daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD) over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

User-Centered Design (UCD) daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing User-Centered Design (UCD).

User-Centered Design (UCD) hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

User-Centered Design (UCD)
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.94%) CMS
2 1 (0.98%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (12.75%) Sketch
2 7 (6.86%) Adobe XD
3 4 (3.92%) UserZoom
4 3 (2.94%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.98%) InVision
5 1 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 18 (17.65%) Figma
2 5 (4.90%) Azure
3 4 (3.92%) SaaS
4 1 (0.98%) Adobe Creative Cloud
4 1 (0.98%) Miro
4 1 (0.98%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 14 (13.73%) SAN
1 14 (13.73%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.90%) MySQL
1 5 (4.90%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.96%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 5 (4.90%) JIRA
2 1 (0.98%) Axure RP
General
1 39 (38.24%) Social Skills
2 34 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 12 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
4 11 (10.78%) Finance
5 8 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (4.90%) Publishing
7 2 (1.96%) Banking
7 2 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (1.96%) Law
7 2 (1.96%) Military
7 2 (1.96%) Police
8 1 (0.98%) Games
8 1 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.98%) Retail
Job Titles
1 42 (41.18%) Designer
2 20 (19.61%) User Researcher
3 19 (18.63%) Developer
4 14 (13.73%) Python Developer
5 12 (11.76%) Interaction Designer
6 11 (10.78%) Senior
6 11 (10.78%) Service Designer
7 9 (8.82%) Content Designer
8 8 (7.84%) UX Designer
9 6 (5.88%) Analyst
9 6 (5.88%) Lead
10 5 (4.90%) .NET Developer
10 5 (4.90%) Architect
10 5 (4.90%) Business Analyst
11 4 (3.92%) Backend Developer
12 3 (2.94%) Project Manager
12 3 (2.94%) Senior Designer
12 3 (2.94%) Senior User Researcher
12 3 (2.94%) Technical Leader
13 2 (1.96%) User Experience Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.86%) React
2 5 (4.90%) .NET
2 5 (4.90%) AngularJS
2 5 (4.90%) CSS
2 5 (4.90%) HTML
2 5 (4.90%) RESTful
2 5 (4.90%) Vue
3 2 (1.96%) OAuth
4 1 (0.98%) SwiftUI
4 1 (0.98%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.86%) Product Ownership
2 3 (2.94%) NHS
3 1 (0.98%) BYOD
3 1 (0.98%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (0.98%) Mobile App
3 1 (0.98%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 14 (13.73%) Debian
1 14 (13.73%) Linux
1 14 (13.73%) Ubuntu
2 2 (1.96%) Android
2 2 (1.96%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (51.96%) Agile
2 42 (41.18%) User Research
3 34 (33.33%) Prototyping
4 32 (31.37%) User Experience
5 25 (24.51%) Usability Testing
6 20 (19.61%) Interaction Design
6 20 (19.61%) UX Design
7 16 (15.69%) Wireframes
8 15 (14.71%) Customer Service
8 15 (14.71%) Service Design
9 14 (13.73%) Configuration Management
9 14 (13.73%) Data Engineering
9 14 (13.73%) Data Modelling
9 14 (13.73%) ITIL
9 14 (13.73%) Matrix Organization
10 13 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
11 11 (10.78%) Actionable Insight
12 10 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
12 10 (9.80%) Workshop Facilitation
13 9 (8.82%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 16 (15.69%) Python
2 5 (4.90%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.98%) Java
Qualifications
1 37 (36.27%) Security Cleared
2 35 (34.31%) SC Cleared
3 14 (13.73%) Degree
3 14 (13.73%) DV Cleared
4 5 (4.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (4.90%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (34.31%) Accessibility
2 10 (9.80%) QA
3 7 (6.86%) WCAG
4 4 (3.92%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.98%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 14 (13.73%) Microsoft
1 14 (13.73%) Red Hat
1 14 (13.73%) VMware
2 11 (10.78%) Adobe
3 2 (1.96%) Civica
4 1 (0.98%) Aprimo